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September 5, 1963

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Headlines from September 5, 1963

Roy Cohn Indicted by U.S. As Perjurer in Stock Case; With an Associate He Is Also Accused of Conspiring to Obstruct Justice-- He Calls Charges a 'Vendetta' COHN IS INDICTED IN PERJURY CASE Fraud Involved Investigation Asked Trial Lasts 11 Months

By Edward Ranzal

United Dye & Chem Corp (now Chemoil Industries Inc): attys R M Cohn and M E Gottesmon indicted, NYC, on 10 counts of perjury and obstruction of justice; charged with conspiring with S Garfield to prevent stock fraud indictment of Garfield, I Pasternak, A Roen and A K Swann by '59 grand jury, and with trying to influence testimony by Garfield, Roenand others to '62 grand jury on relationship of United Dye case principals with each other and with Conn and Gottesman; Garfield, Roen, Pasternak and Swann were not made defendants in '59 indicment but were indicted in '61 and pleaded guilty during '62 trial; Pasternak was sentenced but has not begun term, other 3 still awaiting sentence; other details on stock fraud case and on charges against Conn and Gottesman; Cohn calls charges false, trumped up by US Atty Morgenthau am part of personal vendetta; text; Gottesman denies wrongdoing; Cohn partner D J Driscoll, S and B Litt, S Ellenbogen and Garfield named co-conspirators but not codefendants

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 4, 1963, covering September 5, 1963.

  1. 1
    Album cover for My Son; The Nut by Allan Sherman

    My Son; The Nut

    Allan Sherman

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  2. 2
    Album cover for Trini Lopez At PJ's by Trini Lopez

    Trini Lopez At PJ's

    Trini Lopez

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    Album cover for Little Stevie Wonder/The 12 Year Old Genius by Stevie Wonder

    Little Stevie Wonder/The 12 Year Old Genius

    Stevie Wonder

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    Album cover for (Moving) by Peter| Paul & Mary

    (Moving)

    Peter| Paul & Mary

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    Album cover for Bye Bye Birdie by Soundtrack

    Bye Bye Birdie

    Soundtrack

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Notable Births

Juan Alderete

1963Juan Alderete, American bass player and songwriter[†]

Juan Alderete de la Peña is an American musician. He is best known as the longtime bassist of Racer X and for his tenures in the Mars Volta and Marilyn Manson.

Kristian Alfonso

1963Kristian Alfonso, American actress and model[†]

Kristian-Joy Alfonso is an American actress, former figure skater, and fashion model. She is best known for playing the role of Hope Williams Brady on the NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives. She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Younger Actress in 1985 for her role on Days. Alfonso also played Pilar Ortega on Falcon Crest and Lauren Ethridge on Melrose Place.

Jeff Brantley

1963Jeff Brantley, American baseball player and sportscaster[†]

Jeffrey Hoke Brantley is an American former professional baseball relief pitcher who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for 14 seasons, from 1988 to 2001. Brantley, whose nickname is Cowboy, was hired in 2006 as a broadcaster for one of his former teams, the Cincinnati Reds.

Terry Ellis

1963Terry Ellis, American R&B singer–songwriter and actress[†]

Terry Lynn Ellis is an American singer. She is best known as a founding member of the R&B/pop vocal group En Vogue which formed in 1989.

1963Taki Inoue, Japanese race car driver and manager[†]

Takachiho "Taki" Inoue is a Japanese former racing driver.

Historical Context for September 5, 1963

In 1963, the world population was approximately 3,192,807,828 people[†]